The fate of a woman

A Thomson Reuters Foundation survey, polling 370 gender specialists, found Canada to be the best place for a woman amongst G20 nations, excluding the European Union economic grouping. Saudi Arabia was the second worst, after India.

Updated on: Jun 13, 2012 1:18 PM IST

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A Thomson Reuters Foundation survey, polling 370 gender specialists, found Canada to be the best place for a woman amongst G20 nations, excluding the European Union economic grouping. Saudi Arabia was the second worst, after India.

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A girl looks through a bus window in the morning hours in Russia's southern city of Stavropol. Reuters files/Eduard Korniyenko

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Muslim pilgrims make their way to perform prayers at the Grand Mosque upon their arrival for the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca. Reuters files/Ammar Awad

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Saudi women walk past a parked car in Riyadh. Reuters files/Zainal Abd Halim

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A young woman has her wet hair braided by her mother in Chennai. Reuters files/Philip Brown

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A woman takes part in a SlutWalk protest in central Seoul. Reuters files/Truth Leem

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A woman pretends to be gagged while taking part in a protest during International Women's Day in Mexico City. The writing on the woman's chest reads, "Neither a whore, nor crazy, nor a saint, just a woman." Reuters files/Jorge Dan Lopez

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Muslim women attend a mass prayer session, "Tarawih", which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al Markaz Al Islami mosque in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Reuters files/Ahmad Yusuf

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A labourer breastfeeds her child on the banks of the river Balason on Mother's Day on the outskirts of Siliguri. Reuters files/Rupak De Chowdhuri

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Homegirl Cafe waitress Stephanie Lane, 21, smiles during boxing training in Los Angeles. Reuters files/Lucy Nicholson